This Day In Dodgers History: Bud Selig Approves Shawn Green Trade; Brett Tomko Signed

"This day in Los Angeles Dodgers history saw then-MLB commissioner Bud Selig approve the trade of Shawn Green to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Selig signing off on the trade was required due to the Dodgers sending $8 million to the Diamondbacks as part of the transaction. The trade - which was contingent on Arizona agreeing to a contract extension with Green - was officially completed January 11, 2005. That wound up amounting to a three-year, $32 million contract for the left-handed slugger, who had a no-trade clause."

"The Dodgers trading for Green was monumental as that deal also came with a new contract: six years and $84 million. Green's average salary of $14 million per season was the second-highest in baseball at the time. It trailed the $15 million average annual value Kevin Brown secured in his seven-year, $105 million contract with the Dodgers. Brown was the sport's first $100 million player."

"While Green had several highlights during his Dodgers career, which included a historic four-homer performance against the Milwaukee Brewers, his production had declined at the time of being traded to the Diamondbacks. Green did rebound some, but his time with the Diamondbacks was short-lived as he was traded to the New York Mets for Evan MacLane on Aug. 22, 2006."

MLB commissioner Bud Selig approved the Dodgers' trade of Shawn Green to the Arizona Diamondbacks because the Dodgers sent $8 million to Arizona as part of the transaction. The trade required Arizona to agree to a contract extension with Green and was completed January 11, 2005, resulting in a three-year, $32 million deal for the left-handed slugger, who possessed a no-trade clause. Los Angeles received William Juarez, Danny Muegge, Dioner Navarro and Beltran Perez. Green's five-year Dodgers tenure ended; his earlier acquisition from Toronto included Jorge Nunez for Pedro Borbon and Raul Mondesi. Green previously signed a six-year, $84 million Dodgers contract and later rebounded briefly before being traded to the Mets in August 2006. On Jan. 3, 2006, the Dodgers signed Brett Tomko to a two-year deal; Tomko returned from a side injury to finish 2006 with an 8-7 record.

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